Gothenburg vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$808	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	37
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	675K	2.47M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 120% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2959th and 6726th ($1623 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Sweden and Zambia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 78th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lusaka

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	Gothenburg	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675